Differing Opinion?

[2006hildy]

Our G age 5 dxd HF ASD delayed expressive language

Got a C.A.R.S. rating score of 32 that's mild to moderate aged 3 but Paed has just said in their report his "autistic behaviours and traits are quite severe and entrenched" - aged 5.

So where does that put him?

I understand his severity can change but opposite ends of the spectrum? Or are these two different things?

I doubt whether they will do another C.A.R.S. rating score.

Confused.

We got mild to moderate on the C.A.R.S, I found the questions quite strange. I don't really know the answer so bumping up and hope someone can help.

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Who did the CARS? It is an appalling test used often by the education bunch (never medical) because it underestimates a childs difficulties and justifies less support.

Ours was done by the autism advisory service. I never put much trust in it myself but i suppose I wanted to believe he was only mild to moderate.

Well this is what happened with me. I got an independent specialist to do it. It came out at 39 moderate - severe.

Autism service did it a week later and I failed to tell them it had been done. They scored 31 mild-moderate.

Stupid test. I got a copy and spent the next few weeks redoing it myself. Tbh, it can pretty much come out as anything.

Did you have a good hol. Chuckey?

Thank you I had a good holiday, although we were all ill one by one. I'm sure DS is handed his cold as he walks out the door for a holiday from school.